The Third Sex: Kathoey: Thailand's Ladyboys

The Third Sex: Kathoey: Thailand's Ladyboys

Author: Richard Totman
ISBN-10: 0285642596
ISBN-13: 9780285642591
Edition: Reprint
Release: September 1, 2014
Paperback: 196 pages
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Book Description
Through the lives of three kathoey, male transvestites, this introduction to transgender in Thailand places a cultural, historical, religious, biological, and psychological emphasis on international traditions of sexuality. A fascinating anthropological and sociological exploration, the context of transgender is detailed through the challenges and joys found in Manat, Lek, and Akorn as they travel through the social rites of passage to become kathoeys. As a part of the cultural landscape of Thailand, the kathoeys are a modern expression of an archaic tradition, and through these personal stories a wider discussion of transgender and the existence of a “third sex” in international societies emerges.